I. Directions: Read the sentences carefully. Select the letter of the best answer from the given
choices
1. Filipinos drink cappuccino only in the morning. The underlined word is an example of what word
formation process?
a. clipping
b. etymology
c. compounding
d. blending
2. Juris said, “Oh, my mom needs my attention, BRB…= BRB means “be right back” which is an
example of?
a. etymology
b. compounding
c. acronym
d. clipping
3. There's no need to go to the shops - there's plenty of food in the fridge. Find the clip (clipping)
word in the sentence.
a. food
b. shops
c. fridge
d. plenty
4. When the full moon rises over the country tonight, the total lunar eclipse will already be
underway. Choose the word formation of the underlined word used in the sentence.
a. compounding
b. clipping
c. etymology
d. blending
5. The Department of Education holds a webinar series that is open to all public and private
teachers. Choose the blending word used in the sentence.
a. Department of Education
b. public and private
c. open to all
d. webinar
6. An earthquake hit the city, causing panic among the population. Identify the compound word
used in the sentence.
a. panic
b. earthquake
c. city
d. population
7. Detectives initiated an operation involving Interpol and Manila police. Interpol stands for?
a. international police
b. international policy
c. interrogation policy
d. international politics
8. Shopping Malls selling reasonably priced laptops and notebooks. The underline word is an
example of?
a. compounding
b. clipping
c. blending
d. etymology
9. This type of word formation that creates of a new word out of several existing ones.
a. compounding
b. blending
c. etymology
d. clipping
10. An 'emoticon' is a small group of symbols arranged to show happiness, sadness and other
emotions. Identify the word formation used in the sentence.
a. symbols
b. emotions
c. group
d. emoticon
II.Read the sentence carefully. Give the word formation used for the underlined word. Write C
if it is compounding and write B if it is blending.
______ 11. Well, the lights are back on in Mindoro now after a partial blackout that shut
down a major border crossing.
______ 12. You can have the speaker in close-up, talking directly to the camera.
______ 13. I'm going to risk her wrath, I say, and at last I think there is a glimmer of a
smile.
______ 14. The key to edutainment is to make learning fun.
______15. We hang out every weekend and do things together.
III. Fill in the blank by writing the best answer to complete the sentences without looking a
dictionary.
16. NBI rescues 2 girls, nabs 2 human traffickers in Quezon City. NBI stands for ______.
a. National buries of Investigation
d. National Bureau of Investigation
b. Narrow Band Imaging
b. New Business Initiative
1 7. As I was watching the beauty pageant in television, I saw an _____________ for Jollibee which
made me feel so hungry.
a. clip
b. show
c. ad
d. movie
1 8. Louisa went upstairs and changed into Jeans and a long-sleeved shirt. The word Jeans
originally came from _____________.
a. Arabian
b. Italian
c. La
19. I found a ________ of me and my buddies when we were kids. It brought back happy memories.
a. photo
b. friendship
c. best
d. frame
20. Jeff complained about his low salary. The word salary originally came from ______.
a. Latin
b. English
c. Arabian
d. Italian tin
d. English
IV. Directions: Identify the word formation process being asked in each number.
21. A type of word formation process which identifies the origin of a word and the historical
development of its meaning. a. compounding
b. clipping
c. etymology
d. blending
22. A word formation process in which parts of two or more words combine to create a new word
whose meaning is often a combination of the original words.
a. acronym
b. blending
c. clipping
d. etymology
23. A word or name formed from the initial components of a longer name or phrase, usually using
individual initial letters, but sometimes using syllables, or a mixture of the two.
a. blending
b. clipping
c. compounding
d. acronym
24. It is a word formation process when a word of more than one syllable is reduced to a shorter
form.
a. etymology
b. clipping
c. compounding
d. acronym
25. It is a process that forms new words from two or more independent words.
a. compounding b. etymology
sentences carefully.
c. clipping
d. blending B. Directions: Read the
V. Underline the word formation in the sentence and identify the word formation process used
in the sentence
(compounding, blending, clipping, acronym and etymology).
_____________26. Highway patrol’s stop hazmat truckers, perhaps more often than speeders.
_____________27. This essential rub is often used for female complaints, such as PMS, menstrual
cramps and menopause.
_____________28. Many girls may wonder what makeup to wear with a pink prom dress.
_____________2 9. In the 1500's, alcohol may have been seen also written as alcohol.
_____________30. Before buying a bag for your MacBook, be sure that it fits properly